Heel plate



N. LAKE ET AL Nov. 9 1926.

HEEL PLATE Filed July 5, 1926 Inventors 14 577224 1 jZ.

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Attorney Patented Nov. 9, 1926..

UNITED STATE PATENT OFFICE.

NORMAN M. LAKE AND JOHN E. PERRY, 0F OLYPHANT, PENNSYLVANIA.

HEEL PLATE.

Application filed July 3,

This inventionrelates generally to turn out for narrow gage railroadtracks and hasmore particular reference to a heel plate for pivotallysupporting the inner end of the usual latch of the turn out.

The primary object of the invention resides in the provision of a heelplate of the aforementioned character that is cooper atively constructedwith respect to a special toe plate shown and described in ourcope'nding application, Serial No. 120,330 filed July 3, 1926, formaintaining the latch in correct'horizontal alignment at all times forreducing to a minimum the liability of car derailment due to theprevention of the closure rail from working away from the end of thelatch.

Other objects will become apparent as the nature of the invention willbe better understood, the same consisting of the novel form of heelplate hereinafter more fully described, shown in the accompanyingdrawing and claimed.

' In the drawing wherein like reference characters indicatecorresponding parts throughout the several views: 7

Figure 1 is a fragmentary top plan of a narrow gage railroad turn outemploying our improved heel plate.

Figure 2 is a fragmentary side elevation,

and

Figure 3 is a perspective of the heel plate per se.

Now having particular reference to the drawing, A designates one of themain rails of the turn out B, the adjacent diverging switch rail and Dthe latch rail of theturn out construction that is pivoted at its innerend to the heel plate designated generally C, the forward end of thelatch rail being supported in horizontal alignment with the rear endthereof by reason of our improved toe plate E shown, described, andclaimed in said copending application.

The heel plate G is in'th'e form of a single casting and is generally ofrectangular 1926. Serial No. 120,329.

shape, and in actual use is disposed at one end beneath the main rail Aand rests upon one of the transverse railsupporting ties as shown inFigure 2. Directly inwardly of the rail A, and in front of the adjacentend of the diverging rail B, the plate is formed with a rectangularshaped block 5 through which as well as the plate proper is a verticalopening 6 for receiving the usual pivot pin that serves to connect thelatch rail D to said heel plate.

At its outer end, the plate C is formed intermediate its longitudinaledges with a spike receiving opening 7 while in back of the block 5 saidplate is formed with a pair of spaced openings 88 for receiving spikesdisclosed in Figure 1 which further serve to anchor the plate to thetie, and also the rail B to the plate directly inback of the block, asdisclosed.

It will thus be seen that by the provision of a heel plate of thischaracter, the same will so cooperate with our improved form.

we claim as new and .desire'to secure by a turn out, a block formed uponthe top side of the plate directly inwardly of the rail;

said block being formed with a vertical opening so as to permit of thepivot'al'ao tachment of the inner end of the usual latch rail thereto. vI

tures.

NORMAN M. LAKE. JOHN E. PERRY.

In testimony whereof we aflix our signa-

